This study compares the earnings of U.S.- and Asian-educated Asian immigrant engineers of various nationalities as well as relative to U.S.-born, U.S.-educated whites and Asian Americans. Results confirm internal differences among Asian immigrant engineers and lend support to region-specific human capital theory regarding the influence of economic status of and the use of English in the country of origin on earnings of immigrant workers.
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Science and Innovation Policy, 2011 Atlanta Conference on
Date of Conference: 15-17 Sept. 2011